Rule 8.3 - AQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITED
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in AQUARIUS PLATINUM LIMITED
Class of relevant security COM USD0.05
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 15 April 2009
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 17,135,370 4.59% 1,040,772 0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,248,329 0.33% 418,331 0.11%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 18,383,699 4.92% 1,459,103 0.39%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP)
Purchase 13,699 2.6540
Purchase 6,270 2.6334
Purchase 14,241 2.7069
Purchase 41,208 2.6336
Purchase 36,382 2.6856
Sale 19,005 5.5936 AUD
Sale 14,900 5.5733 AUD
Sale 26,390 5.5936 AUD
Sale 5,171 5.5461 AUD
Sale 8,564 5.5937 AUD
Sale 600 2.6096
Sale 6,683 2.6052
Sale 6,129 2.6052
Sale 44,313 2.6406
Sale 109,953 2.6893
Sale 16,236 2.7024
Sale 21,800 2.6433
Sale 21,878 2.6689
Sale 4,114 2.7228
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Long 600 2.6096
CFD Long 44313 2.6405
CFD Long 21800 2.6433
CFD Long 21878 2.6689
CFD Long 109953 2.6893
CFD Long 16236 2.7024
CFD Long 4114 2.7228
CFD Long 3055 2.7974
CFD Long 14900 5.5732 AUD
CFD Short 1995 2.6071
CFD Short 6270 2.6334
CFD Short 41208 2.6336
CFD Short 13699 2.6539
CFD Short 34387 2.6901
CFD Short 14241 2.7068
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 16 April 2009
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk